1972Final results
1972 election for Washington Legislative District 20
Washington State Senate · Washington
Gary Odegaard (D) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating R. E. Bieker (R) by 42.0 points.
Gary OdegaardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.3%19,897
R. E. BiekerRepublican
27.3%7,842
Olga MillerIndependent
3.4%987
28,726 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET